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Family Life -
Respect Life
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Written by Matthew Bireta
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Thursday, May 7, 2009 |
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From the blog And Sometimes Tea.
It has been ten years since photographer Michael Clancy, then
pro-choice, took some pictures during a fetal surgery that changed his
mind about abortion. And that famous picture is still changing minds
and hearts about abortion--something the little boy in the original picture is very happy about:
"When
I see that picture, the first thing I think of is how special and lucky
I am to have God use me that way," Samuel told FOXNews.com. "I feel
very thankful that I was in that picture."
On
Aug. 19, 1999, photographer Michael Clancy shot the "Fetal Hand Grasp"
— his picture of a 21-week-old fetus grasping a doctor's finger during
innovative surgery to correct spina bifida. Nearly four months later,
on Dec. 2, Samuel Armas was "born famous." The
photo, which first appeared in USA Today on Sept. 7, 1999, quickly
spread across the globe as proof of development in the womb and was
later cited during congressional debates on the Partial-Birth Abortion
Ban Act, which passed in 2000. "It's just a
miracle picture, a miracle moment," Clancy told FOXNews.com. "It shows
the earliest human interaction ever recorded." Samuel,
now 9 and living in Villa Rica, Ga., said the photo likely gave
countless "babies their right to live" and forced many others to debate
their beliefs on abortion, something he's proud of.
"It's very important to me," Samuel said of the photograph. "A lot of babies would've lost their lives if that didn't happen." Julie
Armas, Samuel's mother, said her eldest son has a "very strong sense of
right and wrong" and understands the impact of his unconventional first
baby photo. "He identifies it more in terms of
a pro-life message more than anything," she told FOXNews.com. "This
photo happened and God used it to show people that this baby in mom's
tummy is alive. He's pleased that his photo conveyed that message."
Michael Clancy's famous picture can be seen with the article (click on the thumbnail pictures) or on his website, here.
Given
Samuel's beautiful understanding of how his pre-birth picture has been
used to help people decide not to abort, I think it's fair to call him
the first pro-life advocate who was a pro-life advocate while still
unborn. God has certainly blessed this beautiful young man!
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